BAGHDAD, May 20 (Reuters) -
Iraqi forces thwarted an
attack by
Islamic State militants
east of the city of
Ramadi overnight, police and pro-government Sunni fighters in the area said. The insurgents attacked government lines in Husaiba al-Sharqiya, around halfway between
Ramadi and the Habbaniya military base where Shi'ite paramilitaries have been gathering for a counter-offensive. (Reporting by Baghdad Bureau; editing by John Stonestreet)
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